Another great pickup from the same person as the UK records I've been featuring is the Double-O 7". I don't know too much about Double-O other than what I have been able to figure out online, but I always knew this would be a cool record to pick up if I had the chance.
This release is one of the hard to find Dischord half numbers. Dischord assigns 'half' catalogue numbers to any of their releases that were a split release with another label. This was released as Dischord 10½ and R&B Records no.1 (R&B Records was a label started by two members of the band, Rich & Bert, hence the label name). This came out in 1983 and, considering it is now 36 years old, is in totally mint condition... although I don't actually know how many copies were made, and how long it was in print for, so I guess it is possible that this may not be a first press and may have dated from a couple of years later. Who knows?
What's interesting about this 7" is that it contains 4 great DC hardcore songs that are about 1.5 to 2 minutes long each, plus one 4 minute song with keyboards that sounds completely different to the others ('Death Of A Friend') and which is actually my favourite by far.
2 comments:
I am not aware of multiple pressings.
Bert of R&B records was also in Double O and earlier in Youth Brigade (DC)and later in Rain. Also he wrote some stuff for Sonic Youth. I believe same goes for Rich(ard) expect not Youth Brigade (DC) but The Untouchables. Also Richard was the roadie of Minor Threat at the time.
Especially the role of both in Sonic Youth is somewhat vague.
They started after the demise of Double O a band called Second Wind with Steve Hansgen (the fifth Minor Threat member) as guitar player and created a very good 12" also on R&B records. One of the songs has a bit women unfriendly lyrics.
The Second Wind 12" was produced by Don Zientara and Lyle Preslar (Minor Threat), graphics part is done by Jeff Nelson (Minor Threat), so you can kind of guess what this 12" will sound like.
Later R&B records released the first Gray Matter LP, before it got re-released by Dischord not much later.
Bert was also part of The Untouchables. I forgot that.
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